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Our
Vision is to promote interest and enthusiasm in science and the
technologies, particularly among elementary and middle school teachers
and students... to encourage females and minorities to enter science and
technology fields... to help U.S. students become the first in the world
in science and math... and to prepare better qualified workers for our
nation's industries. |
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GYSTC History
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The GYSTC serves the educational community in the following
ways:
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Providing hands-on
workshops for teachers with complete lesson plans and many materials.
Most workshops offer PLU credit for teacher recertification.
- Assisting teachers with integrating technology
(such as computers, laserdiscs, CD-ROM and Internet) into their
teaching and into student-directed activities.
- Providing resources which can be checked out by
teachers
- Providing hands-on science fieldtrips based on
Georgia GPS objectives for 15,000 students, K through 5th
grades, each school year.
- Sponsoring Family Science Nights in area schools
- Providing summer science camps or computer camps
for students in Coweta, Harris, Heard and Meriwether counties.
- Sponsoring science fairs, Science Bowls, Science
Olympiads, and other similar competitions and special events.
- Sponsoring an annual community-wide celebration of
science and technology - "SciFEST"
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Executive
Supporters |
Branch
Bank & Trust
Bank of Coweta
Coweta-Fayette EMC
Georgia Power Company
Newnan Utilities
Woodbury Banking Co.
Yamaha Corporation |
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